Where does “бәндә” come from?

бәндә (Bashkir) comes from Persian بنده, from Old Persian 𐎲𐎭𐎣, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

бәндә (Bashkir): human being; Allah's servant

Definitions

  1. human being; Allah's servant

Ancestry of “бәндә”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبندهservant; slave; API •
2Old Persian𐎲𐎭𐎣loyal subject, servant
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Old Persian 𐎲𐎭𐎣 →Every word from Persian بنده →